The goal of this set of analyses is to take a deeper dive into the 2019 Seattle calls for service data. To follow up on the preliminary exploratory analysis, we will focus on three types of cases - Disturbance, Suspicious person, and trespass - as well as one type of case resolution - No possible action possible. The questions we want to address here include the following?
- Where did the three types of cases occur?
- How were these three types of cases resolved?
- Does the type of resolution differ by location?
- What types of cases were cleared without police action?
- Where are the cases that were resolved without police action located?
Focal Case Types
Table 1: Frequency of Focal Case Types
| Disturbance |
81,758 |
| Suspicious Person |
48,878 |
| Trespass |
24,500 |
Table: Calls By Precinct for all 3 Case Types
| NORTH |
47,207 |
30.43 |
| WEST |
44,583 |
28.74 |
| EAST |
24,994 |
16.11 |
| SOUTH |
22,779 |
14.69 |
| SOUTHWEST |
15,550 |
10.02 |
Table: Calls By Precinct & Case Type
| Disturbance |
WEST |
24,404 |
54.74 |
| Disturbance |
EAST |
13,652 |
54.62 |
| Disturbance |
SOUTH |
12,378 |
54.34 |
| Disturbance |
SOUTHWEST |
8,077 |
51.94 |
| Disturbance |
NORTH |
23,244 |
49.24 |
| Suspicious Person |
SOUTHWEST |
6,346 |
40.81 |
| Suspicious Person |
NORTH |
17,990 |
38.11 |
| Suspicious Person |
SOUTH |
7,639 |
33.54 |
| Suspicious Person |
EAST |
6,920 |
27.69 |
| Suspicious Person |
WEST |
9,963 |
22.35 |
| Trespass |
WEST |
10,216 |
22.91 |
| Trespass |
EAST |
4,422 |
17.69 |
| Trespass |
NORTH |
5,973 |
12.65 |
| Trespass |
SOUTH |
2,762 |
12.13 |
| Trespass |
SOUTHWEST |
1,127 |
7.25 |
Table: Calls By Precinct & Case Type
| Disturbance |
SOUTH |
SAM |
4,413 |
63.6 |
| Disturbance |
WEST |
DAVID |
6,243 |
58.5 |
| Disturbance |
EAST |
EDWARD |
6,800 |
55.9 |
| Disturbance |
WEST |
KING |
8,621 |
55.9 |
| Disturbance |
EAST |
GEORGE |
3,561 |
54.4 |
| Disturbance |
SOUTHWEST |
WILLIAM |
4,132 |
54.2 |
| Disturbance |
NORTH |
UNION |
5,942 |
52.7 |
| Disturbance |
EAST |
CHARLIE |
3,291 |
52.3 |
| Disturbance |
WEST |
MARY |
5,325 |
52.3 |
| Disturbance |
SOUTH |
ROBERT |
4,780 |
51.3 |
| Disturbance |
WEST |
QUEEN |
4,215 |
50.7 |
| Disturbance |
NORTH |
NORA |
4,673 |
50.2 |
| Disturbance |
NORTH |
LINCOLN |
4,400 |
49.9 |
| Disturbance |
SOUTHWEST |
FRANK |
3,938 |
49.8 |
| Disturbance |
SOUTH |
OCEAN |
3,182 |
48.8 |
| Disturbance |
NORTH |
BOY |
5,314 |
48.7 |
| Disturbance |
NORTH |
JOHN |
2,915 |
42.3 |
| Suspicious Person |
NORTH |
JOHN |
3,098 |
45.0 |
| Suspicious Person |
SOUTHWEST |
FRANK |
3,350 |
42.4 |
| Suspicious Person |
NORTH |
BOY |
4,364 |
40.0 |
| Suspicious Person |
SOUTHWEST |
WILLIAM |
2,987 |
39.2 |
| Suspicious Person |
NORTH |
NORA |
3,367 |
36.2 |
| Suspicious Person |
NORTH |
UNION |
4,075 |
36.1 |
| Suspicious Person |
SOUTH |
ROBERT |
3,344 |
35.9 |
| Suspicious Person |
NORTH |
LINCOLN |
3,086 |
35.0 |
| Suspicious Person |
SOUTH |
OCEAN |
2,265 |
34.7 |
| Suspicious Person |
EAST |
CHARLIE |
2,009 |
31.9 |
| Suspicious Person |
WEST |
QUEEN |
2,632 |
31.7 |
| Suspicious Person |
SOUTH |
SAM |
2,025 |
29.2 |
| Suspicious Person |
EAST |
GEORGE |
1,903 |
29.1 |
| Suspicious Person |
WEST |
DAVID |
2,691 |
25.2 |
| Suspicious Person |
EAST |
EDWARD |
3,008 |
24.7 |
| Suspicious Person |
WEST |
MARY |
2,021 |
19.9 |
| Suspicious Person |
WEST |
KING |
2,619 |
17.0 |
| Trespass |
WEST |
MARY |
2,827 |
27.8 |
| Trespass |
WEST |
KING |
4,184 |
27.1 |
| Trespass |
EAST |
EDWARD |
2,350 |
19.3 |
| Trespass |
WEST |
QUEEN |
1,467 |
17.6 |
| Trespass |
EAST |
GEORGE |
1,077 |
16.5 |
| Trespass |
SOUTH |
OCEAN |
1,071 |
16.4 |
| Trespass |
WEST |
DAVID |
1,738 |
16.3 |
| Trespass |
EAST |
CHARLIE |
995 |
15.8 |
| Trespass |
NORTH |
LINCOLN |
1,337 |
15.2 |
| Trespass |
NORTH |
NORA |
1,268 |
13.6 |
| Trespass |
SOUTH |
ROBERT |
1,186 |
12.7 |
| Trespass |
NORTH |
JOHN |
874 |
12.7 |
| Trespass |
NORTH |
BOY |
1,230 |
11.3 |
| Trespass |
NORTH |
UNION |
1,264 |
11.2 |
| Trespass |
SOUTHWEST |
FRANK |
617 |
7.8 |
| Trespass |
SOUTH |
SAM |
505 |
7.3 |
| Trespass |
SOUTHWEST |
WILLIAM |
510 |
6.7 |
Table: Resolution by Precinct
| SOUTH |
Disturbance |
12,378 |
54.34 |
| SOUTH |
Suspicious Person |
7,639 |
33.54 |
| SOUTH |
Trespass |
2,762 |
12.13 |
| EAST |
Disturbance |
13,652 |
54.62 |
| EAST |
Suspicious Person |
6,920 |
27.69 |
| EAST |
Trespass |
4,422 |
17.69 |
| SOUTHWEST |
Disturbance |
8,077 |
51.94 |
| SOUTHWEST |
Suspicious Person |
6,346 |
40.81 |
| SOUTHWEST |
Trespass |
1,127 |
7.25 |
| WEST |
Disturbance |
24,404 |
54.74 |
| WEST |
Suspicious Person |
9,963 |
22.35 |
| WEST |
Trespass |
10,216 |
22.91 |
| NORTH |
Disturbance |
23,244 |
49.24 |
| NORTH |
Suspicious Person |
17,990 |
38.11 |
| NORTH |
Trespass |
5,973 |
12.65 |
Other Descriptive Statistics
The majority of calls come from 911. However, the distribution of calls looks a little different for suspicious person reports compared to disturbance and trespass reports. The table below shows that over one-quarter of suspicious-person calls come in via another telephone number, whereas 21% of the reports for trespass and disturbance come in via some other telephone number.
Cases where no police action was possible or necessary